Garden Salvation

Fast forward to May 2004. My sister Kathy is dying from pancreatic cancer. She had become a shell of herself from all the chemotherapy and the ravages of the disease. I’m not sure if she ever fully realized I’d come from Florida to see her. I met with my Dad for lunch...

How Many Times?

My Dad and I went to his bedroom where we could sit and talk. He lived in a double-wide mobile home, so his bedroom was a little crowded. On either side of his bed were a nightstand and chair. Across from the foot of his bed were a TV and VCR. After a few minutes of...

No Baby Steps

It would help if I explain how I came to reconcile with my Dad. I recommitted my life to Christ on October 20, 1996. I was facing a divorce from my first wife and I was clueless on how to be a man. With that realization, I asked God to show me how to be a man. As...

The Baton of Bitterness

Yesterday during a telephone conversation with two brothers-in-Christ, it was discovered that we all had something in common. We had all experienced estrangement from our fathers at some level, and had all blessedly reconciled with our dads. That led to a discussion...

Toxic Masculinity

One of the main reasons I wrote Man Up! What the Bible Says About Being A Man is the massive confusion about what manhood is. Biblical masculinity is outright rejected by most in American society. That is because of the relentless feminization of our culture and the...